In season November through April, Halos are easy to pack in lunches, great to share at kid’s activities and sporting events, and make a healthy snack choice any time of the day. Not only are they the perfect (healthy) snack to include in your Easter baskets or decorate your Easter table, but they also make for a great addition to family friendly recipes that are great for Easter entertaining! We have a variety of delicious recipes including our Mandarin and Chicken Quinoa Bowl and Mandarin Prosciutto Bruschetta Bites. Not to mention Halos would be great for any Easter crafts you may have coming up – paint your Halos like you paint your Easter eggs or stick bunny ears on your Halos for easy, cute, and healthy décor!

Wonderful Halos Mandarin & Quinoa Chicken Bowls

Prep: 15 minutes | Time to Table: 30 minutes | Serves 4

Quinoa is hearty, healthy, and easy to make. Spoon it into a bowl and top it with Wonderful Halos mandarins, grilled chicken, cilantro, black beans, and savory chipotle lime vinaigrette for dinner or a packed lunch.

Mandarin and Quinoa Chicken Bowls

4 Wonderful Halos mandarins, peeled and segmented

cup quinoa

¾ teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon chili powder

¾ teaspoon ground cumin

boneless, skinless chicken breasts

2 cups baby spinach

1 15-ounce can black beans, drained

1 small red bell pepper, sliced

1 avocado, pitted and sliced

1 scallion, sliced

Chipotle Lime Vinaigrette

¼ cup lime juice

garlic clove, sliced in half

tablespoons honey

teaspoons adobo sauce, from canned chipotle in adobo

1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/3 cup olive oil

Cook quinoa according to package directions and set aside to cool.

Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Mix together the salt, chili powder and cumin and rub on chicken. Grill chicken on both sides until cooked through; set aside to cool, then slice.

Make Wonderful Halos mandarin chutney: In a skillet over medium heat, sauté the shallot and salt in 1 tablespoon olive oil until soft and translucent, about 20 minutes. Add the vinegar, brown sugar, bay leaf and coriander seeds and let simmer until vinegar is reduced and almost gone. Add the Wonderful Halos mandarin segments and stir; remove from heat.